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Severe Hypothermia in a Patient withCerebral Relapse of Whipple's Disease

Himmelmann, B. ; Brandner, S. ; Jung, H. ; Schoedon, G. ; Schuknecht, B. ; Schaffner, A.

In: Infection, 2004, vol. 32, no. 2, p. 119-121

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    Titre
    • Severe Hypothermia in a Patient withCerebral Relapse of Whipple's Disease
    Auteur
    • Himmelmann, B.. Dept. of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Zurich, CH-8091, Zurich, Switzerland
    • Brandner, S.. Institute of Neuropathology, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
    • Jung, H.. Dept. of Neurology, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
    • Schoedon, G.. Dept. of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Zurich, CH-8091, Zurich, Switzerland
    • Schuknecht, B.. Institute of Neuroradiology, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
    • Schaffner, A.. Dept. of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Zurich, CH-8091, Zurich, Switzerland
    Type de document
    • Postprint
    Classification
    • Santé
    Identifiant OAI-PMH
    • oai:doc.rero.ch:313319
    Summary
    Abstract. : The diagnosis of cerebral relapse of Whipple's disease in a 67-year-old patient was made after he presented with somnolence and severe hypothermia 4 months after discontinuing treatment with cotrimoxazole. Hypothermia is a rare hypothalamic manifestation of cerebral Whipple's disease